It’s March 1st and the roaring lion is in full force in Menlo Park

Afternoon update from Bill: “All sunshine at 3:30 pm. .75” my total for the day. That is 8.8″ season-to-date. In 2017 we were at 29.2” and 13” in 2016. Hopefully more to come.”

Emails InMenlo weather watcher Bill Russ: “March is coming in with a nice gusto of rainfall. Just after 9:35 am and .55” in my gauge. That is 8.6’ season-to-date. I will check around 4:00 pm. Mr Rainfall – this is how I have named myself.”

That got is thinking about the lion and lamb March saying. Here’s what Wikipedia says about the phrase:

“An English proverb describes typical March weather: (A Common Pennsylvania Saying): March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.
In the 19th century it was used as a prediction contingent on a year’s early March weather: If March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb.”

The lion, by the way, is expected to stay around, at least in the form of showers from now through Saturday morning, so keep your umbrellas handy!